AN INSPECTOR CALLS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Who wrote an inspector call? - ANSWER J.B. Priestley
What year was an inspector calls written? - ANSWER 1945
What year was an inspector call set? - ANSWER 1912
What was the intention of an inspector's calls? - ANSWER J.B Priestley
intended to promote his socialist view and incite social change by educating the
audience on the social inequalities in the world, and our collective duty to each
other.
What would Mrs Birling be wearing? - ANSWER She would wear a deep blue
velvet evening dress with a traditional floor-length crinoline skirt with gold
fringing and ruffles. This was a popular feature for that period. The deep blue
color is symbolic of her capitalist views while the dark color shows the dark
side of her personality and foreshadows her dark truth. The fringing attributes
her age and creates an old-fashioned image, in both her dress sense and her
opinions. The dress would have a high neckline showing no cleavage to show
Mrs. Billings' strict and uptight personality and would have elbow long sleeves
and she would be wearing traditional elbow length evening gloves to show that
she knows the social decorum of dressing for a given occasion. The dress would
be weighted to show Mrs Birling's constricted views and unwillingness to
change. Her make up is simple but accented with a bold red lipstick which is a
symbol of control.
What would Sheila be wearing? - ANSWER Sheila would wear a silk ivory
green floor length evening gown that has heavy dark embroidery, which was a
modern dress feature at the time, therefore symbolising Sheila's more modern
views and her youth. The dark embroidery would also symbolize her lack of
knowledge of what she and her family members have done to Eva Smith. The
color of the dress symbolizes the jealousy Sheila showed towards Eva, along
with the guilt she ends up feeling due to the actions she has done. The dress
ANSWERS
Who wrote an inspector call? - ANSWER J.B. Priestley
What year was an inspector calls written? - ANSWER 1945
What year was an inspector call set? - ANSWER 1912
What was the intention of an inspector's calls? - ANSWER J.B Priestley
intended to promote his socialist view and incite social change by educating the
audience on the social inequalities in the world, and our collective duty to each
other.
What would Mrs Birling be wearing? - ANSWER She would wear a deep blue
velvet evening dress with a traditional floor-length crinoline skirt with gold
fringing and ruffles. This was a popular feature for that period. The deep blue
color is symbolic of her capitalist views while the dark color shows the dark
side of her personality and foreshadows her dark truth. The fringing attributes
her age and creates an old-fashioned image, in both her dress sense and her
opinions. The dress would have a high neckline showing no cleavage to show
Mrs. Billings' strict and uptight personality and would have elbow long sleeves
and she would be wearing traditional elbow length evening gloves to show that
she knows the social decorum of dressing for a given occasion. The dress would
be weighted to show Mrs Birling's constricted views and unwillingness to
change. Her make up is simple but accented with a bold red lipstick which is a
symbol of control.
What would Sheila be wearing? - ANSWER Sheila would wear a silk ivory
green floor length evening gown that has heavy dark embroidery, which was a
modern dress feature at the time, therefore symbolising Sheila's more modern
views and her youth. The dark embroidery would also symbolize her lack of
knowledge of what she and her family members have done to Eva Smith. The
color of the dress symbolizes the jealousy Sheila showed towards Eva, along
with the guilt she ends up feeling due to the actions she has done. The dress
